Newspapers and Journalism

1articlen. a text or piece of writing on any non-fiction subject
2broadsheetUKn. a large-format newspaper with usually serious contents
3censorn. official with the power to stop publication of certain articles -censorship n.
4chequebook journalismn. the obtaining of exclusive rights to a story by payment of large sums of money
5correspondentn. 1 person who writes a letter to a paper 2 person who writes articles for a paper
6criticn. a person who writes articles, esp. stating opinion, about art, music etc
7deskn. a department of a newspaper [eg: the sports desk]
8editv. to check, modify and generally prepare written material for publication
9editorn. 1 a person who edits 2 the head of a newspaper or newspaper department
10editorialn. an article written by the editor stating his opinion
11exclusive rightsn. rights or permission for one paper to publish a story that no other paper can
12featuren. a special or regular article in a newspaper, usually displayed prominently
13front pagen. the first page of a paper, usually carrying the most important story
14headlinen. 1 the title at the top of an article 2 headlines the most important stories
15journalistn. a person employed to write articles for a newspaper - journalism n.
16median. the media all the means of mass communication (papers, TV, radio etc)
17opinionn. what a person thinks about a particular subject; a subjective point of view
18papern. 1 thin, flexible material for writing or printing on 2 newspaper
19storyn. a news article or report
20tabloidn. a small-format paper, with short, sensational stories - see broadsheet